Mr. Mamdani, I drew this picture of you beating me in the head with a large hammer. Iβm very scared. What do you say to the BILLIONS of New Yorkers who are drawing similar pictures and getting scared of them?
With the student movement escalating very quickly. I asked an SDS veteran what lessons they learned from the 60s:
βDidn't get romantic about violence.
Build unity rather than factionalism.
Seek allies across campus constituencies.
Don't be provocative, build power.β
In high school (2020) I joined DSA because I wanted to be a part of an org that was actually helping people. At my first national event, a young man name Zohran talked about his experience as a student activist. He talked about using his campaign office for mutual aidβ¦
College Republicans from UMich here outside the @tcfcenter where a small crowd has gathered outside where ballots are being counted. Occasional chants of βlet us in,β arguments with each other, lots of people filming each other.